Spiralized Carrot Salad with Tahini Dressing

Against all odds, I’m still having fun with my spiralizer. To be honest, when I bought it, I was totally expecting it to lose it’s novelty after a few weeks. But, with a Williams-Sonoma discount I had, it really wasn’t too expensive, so I figured I would give it a shot anyway. Well, three months later, I’m happy to report that I love this thing so much, I even made room for it in my over-stuffed kitchen cabinets. That pretty much means it’s A-list, unlike many other small kitchen appliances that hang out in the basement.

While 99% of the time, I’m using it to make zucchini noodles for lunch (and the occasional curly fry), it works pretty well for carrots, too. Now, unless you have mega jumbo sized carrots (I didn’t), you’re not going to get super long carrot “noodles” (coodles?). But, the spiralizer will work to make them sort-of-somewhat-noodleish. Don’t have a spiralizer? Use shredded carrots here instead.

This simple salad is comprised of just the spiralized carrots, tangy feta cheese, sweet raisins, herby cilantro, and crunchy Roasted Sea Salt Chickpeas from NatureBox. These chickpeas are dry-roasted, so they are nice and crispy, and they’re seasoned with just the right amount of cracked sea salt. They’re perfect to snack on by the handful, or use as a salad topper. For this salad, I kept things healthy with a simple olive oil-based Tahini-Lemon Dressing.

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6 comments on “Spiralized Carrot Salad with Tahini Dressing”

I got a spiralizer after seeing many recipes using it on food blogs, and I love it. It’s so easy to use, and the recipes I’ve found that use it tend to be more like what I like to eat. The best thing I’ve made so far is a salad from skinny taste.com that has zucchini noodles, edamame & avocado, dressed with lemon & olive oil. I used feta cheese in place of the avocado and added some sautéed chicken, and my husband loved it at first taste. Not his usual response. I’m headed over to check out your carrot salad now… Maybe I can add that to the list of things he really likes.

Hi, I’m Lori! I’m a Detroit-area culinary school graduate, food photographer, recipe developer and english muffin fanatic. This blog is where I post simple, yet special, original recipes for the "home chef" in all of us.